XR by Marqués de Riscal
Times Change, authentic remains
Times Change, authentic remains
2017 VINTAGE
2017 VINTAGE
Mundus Vini 2023
GOLD
James Suckling 2021
94 points
Guía ABC 2023
95 points
Guía Peñín 2023
94 points
Tim Atlkin 2022
92 points
Virtus 2023
Gold
Guía Proensa 2023
93 points
Concurso de vinos Real Casino de Madrid 2022
GOLD
2016 VINTAGE
2016 VINTAGE
Mundus Vini 2021
GOLD
Berliner Wine Trophy 2022
GOLD
Korean Wine Challenge 2020
SILVER
Tim Atkin 2021
93 points
2015 VINTAGE
2015 VINTAGE
Tim Atkin 2020
93 points
Decanter 2020
BRONZE
Guía Proensa 2020
95 points
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Variety used
Tempranillo / Graciano
Harmony
This wine goes well with beans and pulses, poultry, lamb chops, sweetbreads, stews, roasts,
grilled meat.
Best served at
Between 16º and 18ºC.
Contains sulphites
At Marqués de Riscal, there used to be “winemaker’s wines” among its Historic Reservas, like the Reserva Medoc and the XR, which never became commercial names. In the tradition of the Bordeaux cellar masters, the oenologist marked some of the barrels in chalk with the letters XR as a consequence of having found special characteristics which were not present in others. This XR was never marketed as such but was always a reference point for the master winemaker. This custom lasted almost a century, between the harvests of 1869 and 1964.
XR pays tribute to all the master winemakers who, from Jean Pineau to today, have helped to forge a part of the greatest history of Spanish wine in Marqués de Riscal.
